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hi all,
i'm married for the past 2 years.now we are planning to conceive.the worry is i have a stammering problem.ihad it very severely in my childhood.so i suffered a lot because of this problem.i had to go through a lot of embarrasement & fear because of it.my father also had this problem.so i inherited this from my dad.now since i'm planning for a child,i'm really tensed abt this.i dont want my child to inherit this trait from me or my dad.i cant bear my child to suffer like me.i had avery low self connfidence bcoz of it.so can anyone plz tell me are there chances that my baby will inherit this trait from me.if so is there any methods to prevent this before conception or during pregnancy? ur help will be really appreciated.i'm very desperate.plz guidde me wid ur suggestions.thank u all in advance Deepa replied. dont worry neha. my cousin had same problem.he is 5 years old now and he is speaking everything so nicely.consult an expert, he will be able to guide you better.
archie or hetal both these days are having tough times. archie delivered baby recently and hetal is pregnant & is not keeping well past 1month.
both have been low in replying all the queries so i would strongly suggest you to check with some expert who is experienced in genetic disorders.I am patient of Rheumatoid arthritis & i wanted to know abt its implcations on my kids. i asked hetal and she gave me good information websites, some guidance with home remedies, but she clearly mentioned that all this is not part of her subject.i asked archie, the answer was also okay.that is why i am telling you.

so both helped me to some extent.
hats off to both of them. they are doing a wonderful job. i have never seen people helping others when they themselves are not in state of well being.
do let us know what your doc said. just a mom replied. i agree with friend.archie replies only in trying since long and frthcming due date boards.fyi archie never replies in parents of babies board.
i dint hv ne persnl exp wid archie, bt aftr my baby was born i nidd help.
each month i took tips from hetal. her deep knowledge in baby care, food and nutrition is nvr ending.she is a gem & a very hearty person.once my son gt badly sick wid vomittng & i was nt able to rch my doc. on my request, hetal suprtd me for whle wknd. aftr dat my baby ws nt req to b seen by doc.he ws bk to nrmal.u vsit parents of babies board & u'll knw.
I hv seen archie mesgs though. if you are asking abt pregnancy & prbs relatd to pregnancy, ask archie.
if you are asking about complte baby care & onwrds, ask hetal.

i wld only say dat, pls check with ur gyn reg dis.he wll expln u bettr.my mil cnt spk all the wrds clrly but my dh & my son r able to spk the same wrds clrly.so, i hp dis comfrts you.
best of luck. SR replied. Hi

Where are u based?Are you in India or another Country?
You should not really worry about your daughter. I am sure speech therapy classes at a younger age would help resolve the problem, if any.
I htink go ahead and have your child without worrying.. and also see what the experts say. friend replied. Archie is a right person, optionally, as archie is busy, u can post question to Hetal in the babies board, under \" Parents of Babies\" . Put Hetal's name in the subject line.

Actually, india-parenting has a whole panel of doctors who reply to messages (m assuming Archie and Hetal are amongst them), i am hoping someone from them shd definitely address to your query.

Additionally, why dont u go to a doc and talk directly?

Sharing my experience -
One of our close family friend had same problem. The time they came to live as our neighbors them first, they had one daughter who was a toddler. After few years, they had a boy. The boy doesnt stammer at all, the girl does - but u know what? The girl doesnt carry the problem, she started stammering because she learnt speaking that way from her mother. I have seen this myself. My family and other families in the society, we all used to discuss this and agree to this. When the girl wd come to play at other's palces, we hv seen her speaking v well.

all the best
a friend Well Wisher replied. Hi Neha,
I cannot answer your query but can give u a suggestion.Try posting your message in the \" trying since long\" discussion board on this website where someone knowledgable like Archie will be able to answer ur question.(She is a little busy now as she recently had a baby but u can try putting ur query there with a reference to her in ur subject and I am sure she will answer u).
All the best to u.